Georgia Hap Administrators Inc
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc is a public charity based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its stated role is to administer U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development payments to public housing projects under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act.
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc at a glance
In short: Georgia Hap Administrators Inc gave $19.1M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $1.7M), mostly in Georgia. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,138,999
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,739,909
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,739,909
- Total assets
- $28,713,303
- +19.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Georgia Hap Administrators Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1975 Lakeside Parkway 310, Atlanta, GA 30084
Phone: (770) 939-3939
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Georgia Hap Administrators Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Housing Authority of Americus ($1.7M). Together the top 10 received $17.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
55 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 55 grants of 55 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated mission names Georgia and Illinois. Its 2025 grants were reported entirely in Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Georgia Hap Administrators Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 11 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. How we count
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.2M (2020) to $19.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $19.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Housing Authority of Americus Americus, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Athens Athens, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta Augusta, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick Brunswick, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur Decatur, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus Columbus, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb County Macon, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| Georgia Department of Community Affairs Atlanta, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Hinesville Hinesville, GA | To administer payments for the dept. Of housing and urban development to public housing projects in Georgia under sect. 8 of the U.S. housing act. | $1,739,909 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,713,303 | $31,738,612 | $27,220,205 | $19,138,999 | 11 | $780,384 |
| 2024 | $24,078,927 | $29,392,733 | $24,466,908 | $16,938,999 | 11 | $565,518 |
| 2023 | $19,271,397 | $25,551,391 | $22,227,574 | $15,343,999 | 11 | $134,513 |
| 2022 | $15,091,824 | $23,363,879 | $21,609,770 | $15,343,999 | 11 | $5,995 |
| 2021 | $13,430,323 | $20,876,355 | $21,180,737 | $15,343,999 | 11 | $32,160 |
| 2020 | $13,761,465 | $19,301,645 | $19,848,557 | $14,243,999 | 11 | $31,200 |
| 2019 | $14,158,493 | $19,568,062 | $20,569,182 | $15,343,999 | 11 | $27,198 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states that its mission is to administer HUD payments to public housing projects in Georgia and Illinois under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act. It describes its program as contract administration services for HUD public housing programs supported by Section 8 housing assistance payments.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the organization reported 11 grants totaling $19,138,999. Each was $1,739,909. The listed recipients include housing authorities in Americus, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Brunswick, Decatur, Columbus, Macon-Bibb County, Hinesville, and Marietta, as well as the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The stated purpose for each was to administer HUD payments to public housing projects in Georgia under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act.
No application instructions or information about accepting unsolicited requests is provided.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael T Austin as chair, George Edge as vice chair, Len Williams as treasurer, and Constance Graham as secretary. It also lists Jacob L Oglesby, Mark Wright, Tamera Bowers, Delisa Clift, Sheila Crisp, and Christopher Baisden as directors.
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc is led by Karen Romaine Thomas, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen Romaine Thomas
CEO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2021
CFO → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$188K (2019) → $296K (2025)
Michael T. Austin
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Slade
Director of It
It Director → Director of It, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$128K (2019) → $158K (2025)
Laurie Williams
Director of Finance
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$121K (2019) → $165K (2025)
Kimberly Ray
Director of Asset Manageme
Director of Asset Management → Director of Asset Manageme, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$151K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Jennifer Freeman
Director of Talent Management
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Jacob L. Oglesby
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wright
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Baisden
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Delisa Clift
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Gilman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Crisp
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamera Bowers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Wirrick
COO
Chief Asset Management Officer → Chief Asset Management, 2021
Chief Asset Management → COO, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $198K (2025)
Jamaul Morrison
Systems Administrator
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $117K (2025)
Jignesh Patel
CFO
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $197K (2025)
George Edge
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Len Williams
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Constance Graham
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: John Nocheherly (2023–2024) — Senior Compliance Manager
- Former: Douglas F. Faust (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: J. Richard Parker II (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ken Sadeckas (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kimberly Lance (2019–2023) — Director of Asset Management
- Former: Melanie C. Thompson (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Valerie Todaro (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Stephanie Green (2023) — Director
- Former: William Baker (2023) — Director
- Former: Angela Lemmond-Strickland (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tonya Cureton Curry (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Walters (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Quanita J. Rhodes (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Robert S. Schneider (2019–2020) — Senior Programmer & Analyst
- Former: Laurel L. Hart (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $296K, to Karen Romaine Thomas (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Georgia Hap Administrators Inc
How much does Georgia Hap Administrators Inc give each year?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc gave $19.1M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16.9M across 11 grants.
What is Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's typical grant size?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,739,909, and its average grant was $1,739,909, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Georgia Hap Administrators Inc give grants?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Georgia Hap Administrators Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's largest grantees?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Housing Authority of Americus ($1,739,909), The Housing Authority of the City of Athens ($1,739,909) and The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta ($1,739,909), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Georgia Hap Administrators Inc?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc reported $28.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.7M.
What does Georgia Hap Administrators Inc fund?
The organization states that its mission is to administer HUD payments to public housing projects in Georgia and Illinois under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Georgia Hap Administrators Inc?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's EIN?
Georgia Hap Administrators Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2489635. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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